TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroepidemiology of dengue in the adult population of Singapore
AU - Wilder-Smith, Annelies
AU - Foo, Winnie
AU - Earnest, Arul
AU - Sremulanathan, Sangeetha
AU - Paton, Nicholas I.
PY - 2004/2/1
Y1 - 2004/2/1
N2 - Urbanization is one of the reasons for the resurgence of dengue in tropical and subtropical countries. We conducted a cross-sectional seroepidemiological study in Singapore to determine the extent at which the Singapore population has been exposed to dengue infections. Dengue antibodies were measures with PanBio Dengue. Of 298 enrolled subjects (age 18-45), 133 (45%) had a positive dengue serology. In multivariate analysis, age and nationality (Singaporean vs non-Singaporean Asians) were found to be significant independent predictors. The odds ratio of dengue seroprevalence increased by 4.13 (95% CI: 2.88-5.93) for every 10 year increase in age. Dengue infections remain a major problem in Singapore.
AB - Urbanization is one of the reasons for the resurgence of dengue in tropical and subtropical countries. We conducted a cross-sectional seroepidemiological study in Singapore to determine the extent at which the Singapore population has been exposed to dengue infections. Dengue antibodies were measures with PanBio Dengue. Of 298 enrolled subjects (age 18-45), 133 (45%) had a positive dengue serology. In multivariate analysis, age and nationality (Singaporean vs non-Singaporean Asians) were found to be significant independent predictors. The odds ratio of dengue seroprevalence increased by 4.13 (95% CI: 2.88-5.93) for every 10 year increase in age. Dengue infections remain a major problem in Singapore.
KW - Dengue
KW - Dengue seroprevalence
KW - Singapore
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01177.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01177.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 15040570
AN - SCOPUS:1342343956
VL - 9
SP - 305
EP - 308
JO - Tropical Medicine and International Health
JF - Tropical Medicine and International Health
SN - 1360-2276
IS - 2
ER -